Tunisia chooses a president: media magnate or law professor

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Tunisians vote for president in an unusual contest pitting a populist tycoon who just got out of jail against a conservative professor backed by resurgent Islamists.

Children wave Tunisian flags as supporters of independent Tunisian Presidential candidate Kais Saied attend a rally on the last day of campaigning before the second round of the presidential elections, in Tunis, Tunisia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019.

The choice for voters between two quirky candidates who have never held political office has made for an unprecedented election. Detractors dubbed him “Nabil Macaroni” because his party distributes the noodles to the poor. He embraced it: “Nabil Macaroni, and proud to be,” Radio Mosaique quoted him as saying Friday.

Saied, a conservative independent supported by the Islamist party Ennahdha, has drawn in support with his Mr. Clean image and by promising to rehaul the “pyramid of power” to give poorer provinces and youth more decision-making power. After their televised debate Friday, they cordially shook hands — a gesture Tunisians celebrated as a sign that their democracy is on the right track.

 

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Conservative backed by islamists... let the brain washing continue...

Seems both are bad choices. 👎🏼👎🏼

Spoiled for choice.

the new trend in the world is to vote for the populists, i.e. mostly shitbirds who make promises they have no way of fulfilling. But most people are happy fooling themselves.

Trump v. Pence

But no credible progressive candidate? Just a choice of two undesirables? Bit like here? GoAOC.

Enough of islamist

BarisPinariHarekati 🇹🇷

Put both in the ground and start over.

Tunisian politics have been a disturbing extremist experience for decades now Thought it would self implodes after a while Nope was wrong the 💩show is permanent

So between a rock and a hard place

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